After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Golden, Pomona was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Wheat Ridge Farmers with a sharp 14-3 win. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Lizzie DeVries was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. DeVries was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and three runs.
In other batting news, Lia Martinez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Julyssa Garcia, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
The win got Pomona back to even at 8-8. As for Wheat Ridge, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-7 record.
Pomona will venture away from home to take on Conifer at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Conifer will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Pomona surely won't give up without a fight. As for Wheat Ridge, they will head out to square off against D'Evelyn at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheat Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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